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Social Commerce: Retailers (and Platforms) Struggle to Catch up With Consumers’ Enthusiasm

Retail TouchPoints

In the last two months alone, TikTok has rolled out dedicated “Shopping Tabs” for Shopify merchants, Twitter began a pilot of its “Shop Module,” and Pinterest made it possible for creators to “control the shopability of their content” by tagging products. Suffice it to say that social commerce has arrived in America.

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How Retailers can Reduce Tax Complexities and Make the Nice List this Holiday Season

Retail TouchPoints

The holiday shopping season appears to start earlier each year, with Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals extending for weeks and retailers constantly competing for consumers attention. Additionally, the checkout process must remain consistent whether consumers are shopping in-store, online or using the retailers app.

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Salomon’s Graeme Moore: New stores, customers and accelerating growth in ANZ

Inside Retail

French outdoor adventure and lifestyle brand Salomon has recently become a staple of style-conscious sneakerheads, despite traditionally being known for its functional hiking and trail apparel. Constructed of reclaimed timber from central Victoria, the tree showcases the brand’s connection to the Australian outdoors and its DNA. “It

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Sell More, Retain Customers Longer, and Have Fun with Discovery Shopping

Retail TouchPoints

That rush is what made malls the epicenter of American shopping for decades. It’s called discovery shopping, and it’s driving the most exciting developments in ecommerce. Most online shopping is aimed at customers who already know what they want. But a significant portion of physical shopping doesn’t work like that at all.

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Decoding Chinese consumer spending behaviour in 2025 

Inside Retail

AlixPartners unveiled five key consumer trends shaping spending in 2025 include: Travel rebounds strongly : Experiential spending is a key priority, with revenge travel fueling demand for holidays, entertainment, and outdoor activities. “However, getting that choice right is pivotal to success.

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Walmart Doubles Down on Digital Experimentation with Mashable, TikTok Events

Retail TouchPoints

Walmart is venturing further into social commerce and livestreaming with two virtual programs: Mashable Home , a virtual experience that will run through April 8, and the Spring Shop-Along: Beauty Edition livestream, which will be held on Walmart’s TikTok channel the night of March 11.

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What to Learn from China’s Singles’ Day and Spring Festival Going Into 2022

Retail TouchPoints

Since the infamous shopping holiday was created and marketed by Alibaba in 2009, there has been no slowing down. Singles’ Day, also known as Double 11, is now the world’s largest shopping holiday, with advertisers seeing incredible returns. Social commerce generated approximately $ 475 billion (U.S.) trillion by 2028.